National Electrical Manufacturers Association has published the 2016 edition of its Electrical Standards & Products Guide, a comprehensive listing of NEMA electrical standards as well as an extensive directory of manufacturers and their products.
Aercoustics executive appointed to IEC Standards Committee for wind turbines
Aercoustics Engineering’s Payam Ashtiani has been appointed to IEC Standards Technical Committee 88, which reviews and sets all the worldwide electrical standards for wind turbines. Aercoustics is one of Canada’s leading engineering firms with specialized capabilities in all aspects of acoustics, noise, and vibration control. Since 2013, Aercoustics has been the only Canadian firm accredited to…
IMCA playing key role in offshore wind safety
The Offshore Renewable Workgroup of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) is seeing an increasing number of relevant offshore guidance documents, and has recently gained IMCA a seat at the UK HSE GB ‘Offshore Wind Industry Leaders Workshop’ this November. “There is no doubt that the Offshore Renewables Workgroup, under the dynamic chairmanship of Alan…
New standards set for offshore wind ports and marine operations
Offshore wind energy is a growing business, providing enormous potential to meet the world’s energy needs. But with their structures based at sea, building them has always posed a number of challenges. Now those challenges can be significantly reduced with a new standard for ports and marine operations for offshore wind energy structures. A relatively…